The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-23
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
NoblesyiIle Explains that She Also Pos
sesses Natural Gas Advantages.
The Tines of q Pitchfork Thrust Into a Boys
Skull-Attempt on the Life of an Illinois
Legislator-Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.

INDIANA.
Advantages that NobIesv Offers to Man
ufacturers Seeking Location.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NoBLEsvILLE, March 22.-Noblesville, the
seat of justice of Hamilton county, is a thriving
town of more than three Thousand inhabitants.
White river, twenty-one miles north of In
dianapolis. at the intersection Of the Indianapo-
lis, Peru & Chicago and the Midland railways,
which give the town frst-class railroad facilities
north and south, east and west The land is
good soil rich and properly drained. The
county is a network of gravel roads, and is
noted for good roads, good farms and good farm
ers. law abiding and prosperous citizens. In
addition to the railroads mentioned the Airline
division of the Louisville, New Albany g. Chi
cago runs through the west part of the county,
intersecting the Midland at Westfeld, six miles
west of Noblesvilie. In November last the No
blesville Gas and Improvement Company was
organized and proceeded to drill we'll half
mile from the public square, which was COM
pleted in January, 1887, by striking natural gas,
which has been flowing ever since in large vol
ume, with pressure of 375 pounds to the square
inch. The gas is perfectly dry, and the we'll IS
undoubtedly one of the best. if not the best, in
the State. The directors eff the company
Walter N. Evans, clerk of Hamilton Circuit
Court, General William W. Conner, exAd-
jutant-general of the State and one of the old
and leading citizens of the county; Maj. Cyrus
j. McCole Marion Aldred, Charles r. Davis.
John G. Stephenson, DIR. A. D. Booth, Thee. Z.
Davis, attorney; at-iaw, all representative cti-
zens and good, energetic and successful business
men of Noblesvle. aud Pierre Gray, son of Gov
ernor Gray, of Indianapolis. Theo. P. Davis is
president, General Conner secretary. ana A. D.
Booth treasurer of the company. John c.
Stephenson is chairman of the executive COM
mttee The capital stock of the company is
10000, of which Mr.. Gray owns 100 shares of
$50 each and seven or eight residents Of Mobiles
vile own So 900 each, and many other citizens
have smaller holdings The company has
adopted a system for utilizing the gas for light
ing and heating purposes and has contracted
for $15. 600 worth of material, a part of which
has been delivered at Nobesvilie, and the work
of putting it down has commenced. A sixinch
pipe will run from the well west to Anderson
street. thence north to Division street. thence
east to Jack street, thence north to Logan
street. thence west to Polk (Railroad) street.
thence south to Division street. and thence east
to Anderson street. making complete circuit of
six-inch Mains embracing twenty squares in
the center OF the town, with four-inch mains
running east and west and north and south
on all the streets within said circuit,
and connecting with the sx.inch mains.
The residue of the town will be supplied by a
system of four inch mains. The company has
been and is making rapid progress posi-
BILE consistent with securing frst-class material
aud insuring perfect safety. The plant will be
completed and in operation within fey weeks
Among the advantages of natural gas for fuel
and light are:
!. 1t furnishes better ard more pleasant heat
and light.
g It is cheaper, cleaner and more convenient.
It will save thousands of dollars to the resi-
dents of Nobesville every year, in addition to
the comfort and pleasure derived from its use
The company has generously donated to the
| town the gas for lighting one hundred street
lamps. The mills. factories and manufactures
will all use it, as will also the town and the
county for the purpose of lighting and heating
the public buildings.
Noblesville is supposed to be in the same belt
which runs from Findlay, O., through Muncie,
ind, and besides the gas the indications TIL
| tnere Is d large supply OF oil. A great deal or
J land has been leased, although large amount
| remains Unbiased, by the Indiana Drilling Com
| pany, William Flemming, Patch & Co. and
| others.
A number of wells will be drilled within the
| next few weeks. derrick is already erected on
| the farm of Major Wainwright and work on the
| well will commence in few days. Noblesvile
| is frst-class place for manufacturing industries
| of all kinds. and the people extend hearty in.
vitation to all who wish to secure good loca
| n a where q ran he
| secured at reasonable price and cheap fuel
light and frst-class shipping facilities to give the
town visit and to locate here.
| "A Series of Misfortunes Ends in Death.
| Corydon Special.
| Emanuel Rosenbarger, an aged and respected
farmer. OF Harrison county, died yesterday Of
cancer after long and most intense suffering
Mr.. Rosenbarger has been one of the most un
fortunate men in this county. About twent,
years ago he became almost totally deaf, Sc
much so that it painful to try to converse
with him. few years later he had his RICH
arm ground off in molasses factory of which
he was the owner. About seventeen years ago
cancer made it's appearance his face. ant
| steadily grew worse until 1t ate almost his whole
| face away. For the last three years he has beer
| blind, his eyes both being destroyed, and tn,
lower part of his skull left bare. About the only
thing he possessed which resembled human
face was his chin, his nose, cheeks and upper lii
all being eaten away by the cancer. During al
these mlsfortunes he never complained He wa
an honorable man, and the father of fourteen
children. For the last two years it was necessa
~ for his family to keep him in the cellar durin
the summer months, and to keep constant watcl
over him. Blind, deaf and speechless, his want
could be known only by signals which he coul,
make with his only hand
Mckee Must Go to PrisOn
WINCHESTER March 22-Robert B Mckee
of court for alleged completely in the Bohemia
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